Illuminated sign.



now-10.521.

G. L. CARTER.

ILLUMINATED SIGN; v I APPLICATION mum NOV. 20, 1906.

Snuenl'orl Q91 in wow PATENTBD APR.16,1907.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

lLLUMl NATED SIGN.

No. so,521.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aprir16, 1907.

- Application filed November 20,1906. Serial No. 344.313.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHaRLES L. CARTER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Marion, in the county of Grant, State of Indiana,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Illuminated Signs;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention has relation to illuminated signs; and it has for itsobject the provision of a sign of the class mentioned that will beeffective in use, exceedingly economic of construction and maintenance,and that may be readily installed and cared for in use.

The invention is shown as embodied in the device portrayed in theannexed drawings, forming a part of this specification, in view of whichthe improved sign will be fully decasing and forms the front thereof. Incrosssection the sign-casing is substantially square and the back-board11, like the front signboard, is hinged atits up er edge to the. easingso that it can be raisec to gain free access to the interior of thecasing.

The letters 12 constituting the sign are painted on the front of thesign-board 10, and apertures are made along the line of the letters toreceive therein disks 13, of glass, of suitable construction to beretained in the said a ertures. A slide v14 of gauze of any color t atit is desired to impart to the letters when illuminated is constructedto be slid in. back of the letters and between the same and the lightthat shines through the glass disks.

Thelights are com osed of incandescentlamps or any other illuminatingsubstance 15, arranged in the concave reflectors 16, each containedwithin a box or casing 17 of rectal" gular or any other shape incross-section, or 0 light, reflector, and easing being supplied for eachletter. The said casings, with tl err lights and reflectors, are placedin the si .i-- casing back of each'of the letters, so as to completelyand uniformly illuminate the 12tters and so that the lights can bereadily a nd suitably placed to suit the letters and illu .ni-

nate the sign.

The reflector may be made of bright tin or other metal or material thathas reflevtivc property.

'The letters painted on the sign-board will be in such color orcharacter as to have the sign show clearly in day-light.

By having the sign-board as well as the back board hinged to thesign-casing free aecess is had to the lights and their reflectors andcasings, so as to correct anything that may go wrong in the sign-casing.

that is claimed is- A sign comprising a casing having the frontcomposing a lettered illuminatory sign hinged to the casing, and thebackboard also hinged to the casing, each capable of being swung open onits hinges, and an individual light and reflector tor each letterremovably supported in the casing.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES L. CARTER.

\Vitnesses WILLIAM L. LEUFERTEY, LEWIS F. DE Nor.

